Eklund, who is tied for second on the Sharks with 11 points, did not travel with the Sharks to Seattle on Tuesday afternoon as he continues to deal with a lower-body injury that also caused him to miss Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Red Wings, a 3-2 shootout loss.

Two teams at opposite ends of the Western Conference standings take the ice when the Seattle Kraken (6-2-4, fourth in conference) host the San Jose Sharks (4-6-3, 14th) at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET. Seattle earned a 3-1 home victory against the Chicago Blackhawks its last time out on Nov. 3.

After Saturday's loss to the New York Rangers, the Seattle Kraken were in desperate need of a bounce-back performance.

Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1

Jamie Oleksiak added his second goal of the season for Seattle, and goaltender Joey Daccord stopped 29 shots to help the Kraken remain unbeaten in regulation at home.

Will Cuylle scored at 2:42 of overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 Saturday night. Vladislav Gavrikov and Noah Laba scored in the opening period for New York, and Igor Shesterkin finished with 11 saves. Cuylle also an assist for the fourth straight game.

The Chicago Blackhawks will look to bounce back from a two-game losing streak when they face the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. However, their challenge just got tougher with forward Jason Dickinson expected to miss the matchup due to injury.

On tap: The Kraken (5-2-4) will welcome former winger Andre Burakovsky and the Chicago Blackhawks for the first time this season Monday. Chicago, which has been rebuilding since 2022, is off to an encouraging 5-4-3 start this season.